Lumen Technologies announced an agreement with Corning Incorporated for a substantial supply of next-generation optical cable. This fiber-dense cable will more than double Lumen's US intercity fiber miles, offering significant capacity to major cloud data centers racing to stay ahead of AI workloads and high bandwidth applications fueled by massive amounts of data.

Guam’s Citadel is poised to capitalize on the >1 Pb of new subsea capacity planned to transit Guam. Citadel is being supported in its commercialization activities by long-term partner, APTelecom. The Guam Exchange runs atop trusted network compliant equipment with a Day 1 capability for up to 800Gbps of Ethernet traffic forwarding between IXP customer ports.

SECOM, the wholly owned broadband subsidiary of Southeast Colorado Power Association (SECPA), is modernizing its middle-mile and business Ethernet access network using Infinera’s XTM Series optical transport solution to bring new multi-gigabit broadband services to previously underserved rural southern Colorado communities.

The Central Pacific Cable project is an initiative supported by a USTDA-funded feasibility study. This groundbreaking project aims to establish vital connectivity by linking Guam, American Samoa, and 12 Pacific Island countries and territories.

Zayo has unveiled its latest series of critical infrastructure enhancements, marking significant expansions in network connectivity offerings. Key highlights include the introduction of new 400G-enabled wavelength routes, a capability exclusive to Zayo, alongside expanded on-demand network features and upgrades to its IP core.

EXA Infrastructure has entered a strategic partnership with SOCAR Fiber to develop a new 1,850 km terrestrial fiber-optic route, enhancing connectivity diversity beyond the traditional Red Sea corridor used by submarine cables.

China Merchants now owns a 40% stake in the fiber assets of HKT Trust & HK, a unit of PCCW Limited.

The North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) has allocated $4.4 million to Kinetic, a Windstream company, to extend high-speed fiber internet access to underserved areas in Cabarrus and Union counties.

5C Data Centers (5CDC) has unveiled plans for its new data center campus, CMH01, in the Columbus, Ohio area, following the purchase of a live data center.

Lightpath, an all-fiber, infrastructure-based connectivity provider revolutionizing how organizations connect to their digital destinations, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of United Fiber and Data (UFD).